Editing M1 Garand (section)

===Service use===
[[File:En-JohnGarandLarge.jpeg|thumb|left|John Garand (left) points out features of the M1 to army generals]]
[[File:George Patton - Letter to Springfield Armory, 26 Jan 1945, M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|left|George Patton letter to Springfield Armory on the M1 Garand, 26 January 1945]]
[[File:Infantryman in 1942 with M1 Garand, Fort Knox, KY.jpg|thumb|left|U.S. Army infantryman in 1942 with M1 in front of an [[M3 half-track|M3]] [[half-track]] at [[Fort Knox]], Kentucky]]
[[File:USMC-120305-M-PG598-002.jpg|thumb|upright|U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Team with M1 rifles]]

The M1 Garand was made in large numbers during World War II; approximately 5.4 million were made.<ref>{{cite book |title=Military Small Arms of the 20th Century |edition=7th |last1=Hogg |first1=Ian V. |last2=Weeks |first2=John S. |publisher=Krause Publications |date=10 February 2000 |page=286 |isbn=978-0-87341-824-9}}</ref> They were used by every branch of the United States military. The rifle generally performed well. [[George S. Patton|General George S. Patton]] called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised."<ref name="Pendergast 2000 102"/> The typical opponent of a US soldier during World War II was usually armed with a slower-firing [[bolt action|bolt-action rifle]] (e.g. the [[Karabiner 98k]] for Germany, the [[Carcano|Carcano M1891]] for Italy, and the [[Arisaka|Type 38 or Type 99 Arisaka rifle]] for Japan). The effect of faster-firing infantry small arms in general soon stimulated both Allied and [[Axis Powers|Axis forces]] to greatly increase their issue of semi- and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]] firearms then in production, as well as to develop new types of infantry firearms.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bishop |first=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II |place=New York |publisher=Orbis Publishing Ltd|year=1998 |isbn=978-0-7607-1022-7}}</ref>

Many M1s were repaired or rebuilt after World War II. While U.S. forces were still engaged in the Korean War, the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] decided more were needed. Springfield Armory ramped up production, but two new contracts were awarded. During 1953–56, M1s were produced by [[International Harvester]] and [[H & R Firearms|Harrington & Richardson]] in which International Harvester alone produced a total of 337,623 M1 Garands.<ref>{{Cite book |author=United States Congress House Appropriations|title=Department of the Army Appropriations for 1954: Hearings, 83rd Congress, 1st Session |year=1953 |pages=1336|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KOhjvr1boScC |place=Washington, D.C. |publisher=United States Congress}}.</ref><ref name="Canfield2015">{{cite magazine |title=Cold War Warrior |first=Bruce N. |last=Canfield |date=November 2015 |magazine=American Rifleman |pages=54–99}}</ref> A final, very small, lot of M1s was produced by Springfield Armory in early 1957, using finished components already on hand. [[Beretta]] also produced Garands using Winchester tooling.

In 1939, the [[British Army]] looked at the M1 as a possible replacement for its bolt-action [[Lee–Enfield|Lee–Enfield No.1 Mk. III]], but decided against it as by January 1940 the [[Birmingham Small Arms Company]] was already preparing production of the Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk 1.{{Sfn|Thompson|2012|p=59}} However, [[Military surplus|surplus]] M1 rifles were provided as foreign aid to American allies, including South Korea, West Germany, Italy, Japan, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iran]], South Vietnam, the Philippines, etc. Most Garands shipped to allied nations were predominantly manufactured by International Harvester Corporation during the period of 1953–1956, and second from Springfield Armory from all periods.<ref name="Canfield2015" />

Some Garands were still being used by the United States into the [[Vietnam War]] in 1963; despite the [[M14 rifle|M14]]'s official adoption in 1958, it was not until 1965 that the changeover from the M1 Garand was fully completed in the active-duty component of the Army (with the exception of the [[Sniper rifle|sniper]] variants, which were introduced in World War II and saw action in Korea and Vietnam). The Garand remained in service with the [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]], [[Army National Guard]], and the [[United States Navy|Navy]] into the early 1970s. The South Korean Army was using M1 Garands in the Vietnam War until late 60s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/artphoto/pripos/amsoldier5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231104627/http://www.history.army.mil/html/artphoto/pripos/amsoldier5.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2007 |title=Prints and Posters: The American Soldier, 1966 - by H. Charles McBarron |work=Center of Military History}}</ref><ref name="Spokesman 1967">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ujdWAAAAIBAJ&q=M16 |title=U.S. Plans M16s for Viets, Koreans |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |date=1967-03-11 |language=en}}</ref>

Due to widespread United States military assistance as well as their durability, M1 Garands have also been found in use in recent conflicts such as with the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some military drill teams still use the M1 rifle, including the [[United States Marine Corps Drill Team|U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Team]], the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Honor Guard, the [[Civil Air Patrol|U.S. Air Force Auxiliary]], almost all [[Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (ROTC) and some [[Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (JROTC) teams of all branches of the U.S. military.{{citation needed |date=October 2019}} It is also used by the drill team of [[Hans Majestet Kongens Garde|His Majesty the King's Guard]] of Norway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snl.no/Hans_Majestet_Kongens_Garde|title=Hans Majestet Kongens Garde|date=15 March 2021}}</ref>